Here are some events taken from Phil Konstantin's website- "This Week In American Indian History" (http://members.tripod.com/~PHILKON/)

November 16th

1805: The CHOCTAW sign a treaty today.

1866: BRULEs come into Ft.Laramie.

1874: President Grant, by Executive Order today, expands the Colorado River Indian Reserve.

1907: Oklahoma becomes a state.

1907: Today, actions are taken regarding the Gila Cliff-dwellings National Monument in New Mexico Territory.

1990: The Native American Grave Protection Act takes place.

November 18

1765: According to some reports, a meeting regarding boundary lines is held today by representatives of Great Britain and the CREEKs.

1805: Clark meets CHINOOK Indians.

1813: Members of the HILLABI Clan of the MUSKOGEE CREEKs have offered to surrender to General Andrew Jackson with Scots trader Robert Grierson acting as intermediary. Jackson will agree to the surrender. However, forces under Generals Hugh White and John Cocke are unaware of the agreement. They will attack Hillabee village which believes the fighting is over. Five dozen HILLABIs will be killed, and 250 will be captured. This action will reverse the HILLABIs' decision to surrender. They will become one of the most fierce fighting units in the CREEK War.

1858: Thomas Henley, Indian Superintendent in San Francisco, receives a notice from J.W.Denver, of the Commissioner's Office of Indian Affairs, dated today. The notice says the Secretary of the Interior has decided to set aside the entire Nome Cult Valley (Round Valley, California) as an Indian Reservation.